Demystifying the Liberal Arts College: An Interdisciplinary Perspective!
What is a liberal arts college? Do they solely focus on humanities-oriented subjects? How can a liberal arts degree help enrich your interdisciplinary knowledge? A common misconception surrounding liberal arts is that it’s solely an arts-focused degree. This couldn’t be further from the truth – liberal arts is a broad field that includes 50+ subjects, […]
Quirky Majors and What You Can Do With Them
Gone are the days when aspirations were binary, today, there is more to education than medicine or engineering. Universities across the world are now offering a wide range of the unusual, the unexpected, and sometimes even the bizarre. Not every student was made to study physics. So if you don’t understand string theory, but know […]
Discovering Excellence: Top Universities Offering Drama Majors for Aspiring Performers
If you’re an aspiring director or actor then you have to start building your profile if you want to make it to a competitive drama major being offered by US universities. Here are some activities you should ideally undertake in school to increase your chances of getting into a competitive drama major: While good grades […]
The SAT is Changing! Here’s Everything You Need to Know:
Aspiring SAT test-takers were greeted with a welcome overhaul of the testing this year. College Board, the non-profit that administers and develops the SAT along with other standardised tests and curricula, introduced new modifications to the SAT, chief among which will be its new digital avatar. The SAT, or Scholastic Assessment Test, is a multiple-choice […]
InCISES and Missing Info: Decoding The Value Of A Postgrad Programme
Recently, at Essai we began exploring employment outcomes for international students after specialized Master’s degrees from the Top 50 US universities, as per the US News and World Report. You might be wondering…why this? Because we have consistently observed, in our 10 years of operations, the importance of fully researching, decoding, and understanding the pros […]
Is the SAT Back?
The College admissions landscape was drastically changed by the introduction of “test-optional” policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Test-optional” suggests that first-year and transfer applicants could submit standardized test scores if they chose, but their applications would be considered regardless. More than 1,900 U.S. colleges and universities now do not require applicants to submit standardized test […]
